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Durban - A statue of King George V has been defaced at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus.

In photos tweeted on social media, the statue of the late king was shown splattered with white paint and covered in pages of writing and a black cloth with the words “end white privilege” written on it.

According to City Press, the statue's head was also covered in a knitted beanie in Rastafarian colours.

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